Great places to retire
This issue of “Where to Retire” magazine has a great article that lists “8 low cost towns with great home buys”.
Not surprisingly my town of Knoxville, Tennessee was one of them. We’ve really got it good in Knoxville and one of the few things below average is housing prices.
Knoxville is located in east Tennessee and nestled in a broad valley between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Cumberland Mountain range.
The Tennessee Valley Authority is headquartered here and this area is the location of many of the dams they built for flood control and hydroelectric power generation. The side benefit of the dams is that they also have created a beautiful series of lake for all sorts of recreation.
Sports enthusiasts will enjoy the sports teams fielded by the home campus of the University of Tennessee also located in Knoxville, The “Vols” (short for Volunteers, the state nickname) always field teams in football, basketball, and other major sports that do very well in their conference as well as nationally.
Knoxville’s weather is fairly temperate the year round with a definite four-season climate featuring vivid fall colors, a brief winter, and a lengthy springtime filled with lots of seasonal blooming plants, shrubs, and trees.
The Dogwood Arts Festival, an annual event held each April to commerorate the blooming of the state’s native Dogwood trees, is a 3 week extravanganza with something for everyone including breathtaking scenery, arts & crafts shows, music, parades, athletics, and lots, lots more. If you’ve never attended one it’s worth planning a trip for.
The Greater Knoxville area and surrounding towns are steeped in pioneer tradition and family centered residents.
If you’re considering retirement, relocation, or both; Knoxville, Tennessee is an area well worth taking a look at and especially a visit to see for yourself.
Knoxville city population at the last census was 180,130 with 647,170 in the metro area.
The National Association of Realtors lists $143,000 as the median price of homes in the area with the average cost of a new, 4 bedroom home at $175,520.
For more information contact Jim Lee, www.KnoxvilleMLS.com or call toll free 1-800-662-2488, extension 163. Ask for a free relocation package if you’re thinking of moving to Knoxivlle from another city; it’s loaded with great information and a free area map.
